Casella & Turchi: Works for String Quartet Quartetto d'Archi di Venezia

• 1 I. Sinfonia: Allegro brioso e deciso 07:30
• 2 II. Siciliana: Andante dolcemente mosso 08:30
• 3 III. Minuetto, Recitativo, Aria: Allegretto grazioso e molto moderato 05:17
• 4 IV. Canzone: Allegro giocoso e vivacissimo 06:40
• 5 No. 1. Preludio 03:52
• 6 No. 2. Ninna-Nanna 06:12
• 7 No. 3. Valse Ridicule 03:16
• 8 No. 4. Notturno 07:38
• 9 No. 5. Fox-Trot 06:05
• 10 I. Elegia: Molto lento 04:12
• 11 II. Allegro, un po' concitato 07:30
• 12 III. Rondo: Allegro, piuttosto vivace e ben ritmato 04:12
• Total Runtime 01:10:54

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Towards the end of the 19th century a new, home-grown school of instrumental music began to flourish in Italy, bearing fruit over the following decades. Casella’s Cinque pezzi (1920) and Concerto, Op. 40 (1923), both for string quartet, are two high points of of the genre, with the Concerto quickly becoming an international success. Guido Turchi’s Concerto breve, which draws on the models of Hindemith and Bartók, is another significant contribution to the development of the string quartet in 20th-century Italy.

„The sound quality of this disc is simply stunning: crisp, clear, almost razor-sharp in its realistic presentation of the string sound, and the equally crisp playing of Quartetto di Venezia makes it a pleasure to hear.“ (Lynn René Bayley, Fanfare)

„A quartet of the highest order, this CD exposes the extraordinary musical flair and technical skill of the Quartetto di Venezia as they perform the works of these two twentieth century Italian composers. They play with zeal and intelligence, making this is a disc to treasure.“ (Lucy Jeffery, MusicWeb International)

Quartetto di Venezia:
Andrea Vio, violin 1
Alberto Battiston, violin 2
Giancarlo Di Vacri, viola
Angelo Zanin, cello

Recorded at the Area Studio, Preganziol, Treviso, Italy, 21st-22nd August 2012
Engineered by Marco Lincetto
Edited by Fabio Framba
Produced by Quartetto di Venezia

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